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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Frankliniella occidentalis"”.
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Characterizing global gene expression and antiviral response in Frankliniella occidentalis infected with Tomato spotted wilt virus
Frankliniella occidentalis, the western flower thrips, transmits the plant-pathogenic virus, Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV), through a circulative-propagative transmission strategy. The virus infects and replicates in the insect, traversing membrane barriers as it moves from the midgut to the …
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The effectiveness of biological control of Frankliniella occidentalis in prevention of the spread of Tomato spotted wilt virus
… chemical control for western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis, as a means of reducing the spread of Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) on tomatoes. To compare efficacy of different thrips management tactics for reducing TSWV incidence, tomatoes were subjected to one of three …
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Biology and ecology of the predatory mite Iphiseius degenerans (Berlese)(Acari: Phytoseiidae)
… the predator was fed the western flower thrips Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande). Also, there was no information found on the prey preference of the predatory mite. Nevertheless, these biological parameters are, among others, essential criteria for preintroductory evaluation of natural …
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Monitoring and management of thrips populations in vegetables, row crops, and greenhouse crops in Virginia
… crops. Three prominent pests include Frankliniella tritici (Fitch), Frankliniella fusca (Hinds), and Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande). Significant yield losses in row crops such as cotton, peanuts and vegetables have been attributed to feeding and oviposition of these insects in …
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Contribuciones para la optimización del manejo de Orius (Orius) laevigatus y Anthocoris nemoralis (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) como agentes de control biológico de plagas
… las poblaciones de trips, fundamentalmente Frankliniella occidentalis, en diversos cultivos protegidos. Por su parte, A. nemoralis está adquiriendo en la actualidad una enorme importancia para controlar la plaga de mayor gravedad en el cultivo del peral, Cacopsylla pyri. El conocimiento de …
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Factors affecting the response of thrips to an olfactory cue
… polyphagous pest western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande)). Several studies undertaken previously using MI-based kairomone lures have shown large variations in trapping efficacy both within and between different trials. Most notable were results from southeast Spain …
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Modelización del desarrollo de los depredadores nesidiocoris tenuis, macrolophus pygmaeus y orius majusculus (hemíptera: heteróptera) para la optimización de su manejo como agentes de control biológico de plagas
… en el caso de los míridos, o trips como Frankliniella occidentalis, en el del antocórido. Una de las prioridades que exige el manejo de enemigos naturales es conocer su evolución en los cultivos. Si somos capaces de realizar un seguimiento preciso y sencillo de su evolución y fenología en …
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Impatiens Necrotic Spot Virus Resistance in Transgenic Impatiens walleriana and Lycopersicon esculentum
vegetable crops. Micro-Tom is a model tomato cultivar used for research due to its small size and short time to fruiting. This project evaluated I. walleriana and Micro-Tom transformed with Agrobacterium. The construct contained GFP (green fluorescent protein) and hygromycin antibiotic-resistant …